Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3014223

Reference: WO372/13

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4028624
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3017316

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6159693

Name: East Retford, Notts Quarter 4 1897 reference 7b 13

Reference: Cpoy obtained from East Retford Registry Office

Title: Copy Birth Certificate

Description: Obtained in 1995 as part of my Family History Research

Connected by: Jane16044

Additional: George was my grandmother's brother. The details of hi mother match those of his next of kin on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour

Source information

ID: 6159708

Name: Deaths of First World War database

Reference: GRO

Title: Copy of Death Certificate date of death 3/10/1915 presumed KIA

Description: Copy of death certificate

Connected by: Jane16044

Additional: Person's name and age and army number match details of family history

Source information

ID: 6159710

Title: Personal Knowledge of Jane Wharton

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Jane16044

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6159721

Name: Loos Memorial Pas de Calais France Panel 49 & 50

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Details

Description: George Merrills was presumed KIA 3rd October 1915 and is commemorated on the Loos memorial having no known grave

Connected by: Jane16044

URL: http://cwgc.org
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Additional: Mother's and father's name on Roll of Honour as next of kin matches birth certificate and also 1901 and 1911 census entries

Source information

ID: 7336732

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/736135/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/570829

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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